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These beneficial effects aren’t the only advantages of this “hidden vitamin.” The fact that it is naturally present in many foods will make it significantly easier for the public to accept its use in a nutritional or therapeutic context. In addition, “despite all our efforts, we were not able to detect side effects,” says Cantó. Even in quantities ten times over the “effective” dose, no adverse reactions were observed. “It really appears that cells use what they need when they need it, and the rest is set aside without being transformed into any kind of deleterious form,” explains the scientist. On that count, if used to improve cholesterol profiles, NR would have a decisive advantage over its “cousin” NA (nicotinic acid, or niacin), which is as effective, but has various side effects such as flushing.
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